The role of public health professionals in addressing the health and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

Tania King; Guy Gillor; Nancy Baxter; Rob Moodie; Margaret Beavis; Sue Wareham; Karen Block; Cathy Vaughan; Fiona Stanley; Anne Kavanagh

doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016641

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The role of public health professionals in addressing the health and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

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The role of public health professionals in addressing the health and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza

Tania King, Guy Gillor, Nancy Baxter, Rob Moodie, Margaret Beavis, Sue Wareham, Karen Block, Cathy Vaughan, Fiona Stanley and Anne Kavanagh

BMJ global health, Vol.10(1), e016641

2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016641

PMID: 39788755

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Child health

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Global Health

Health systems

Public Health

Summary box • The population of Gaza is experiencing a health and humanitarian crisis. • Tens of thousands of lives have been lost already, and many more people will die due to preventable causes related to infectious disease, malnutrition, and traumatic injury. • As public health researchers and practitioners, our role in times of both peace and war, is to promote population health, prevent disease and reduce health inequalities. • While the politics may be complicated, the public health imperative is not complicated– action is needed to prevent further death, injury and suffering in Gaza.

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Title: The role of public health professionals in addressing the health and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza
Authors/Creators: Tania King - The University of Melbourne
Guy Gillor - The University of Melbourne
Nancy Baxter - The University of Sydney
Rob Moodie - The University of Melbourne
Margaret Beavis - Medical Association for Prevention of War, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Sue Wareham - Medical Association for Prevention of War, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Karen Block - The University of Melbourne
Cathy Vaughan - The University of Melbourne
Fiona Stanley - The University of Western Australia
Anne Kavanagh - The University of Melbourne
Publication Details: BMJ global health, Vol.10(1), e016641
Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
Number of pages: 2
Identifiers: 991005729980907891
Murdoch Affiliation: Ngangk Yira Institute for Change
Language: English
Resource Type: Letter/Communication

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